# Adding a river using the python driver **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 4, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-river-using-the-python-driver/15607 "2014-02-04T23:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mihnea\_Dobrescu\_Bala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mihnea_dobrescu_bala/32/1738_2.png) [@Mihnea\_Dobrescu\_Bala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mihnea_Dobrescu_Bala)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-river-using-the-python-driver/15607/1 "2014-02-04T23:56:55Z")
Hello, I can't find how to add a river using the python driver. I tried in various ways of calling es.index with '\_river' as an index but I couldn't find a way to add the "\_meta" document. The closest I got was an error from ES "no river \_meta document found after 5 attempts". Can this be done? And if so, how? Thanks, Mihnea -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/56180088-b96a-464a-8f81-c30bcff52b6d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/56180088-b96a-464a-8f81-c30bcff52b6d%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Honza\_Kral](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/honza_kral/32/876_2.png) [@Honza\_Kral](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Honza_Kral)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-river-using-the-python-driver/15607/2 "2014-02-05T07:47:02Z")
Hi Mihnea, you can do any request outside of the dedicated api endpoints by calling `.transport.perform_request` on your Elasticsearch instance manually. Hope this helps, Honza On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 12:56 AM, Mihnea Dobrescu-Balaur [mihneadb@gmail.com](mailto:mihneadb@gmail.com) wrote: > Hello, > > I can't find how to add a river using the python driver. > > I tried in various ways of calling es.index with '\_river' as an index but I > couldn't find a way to add the "\_meta" document. The closest I got was an > error from ES "no river \_meta document found after 5 attempts". > > Can this be done? And if so, how? > > Thanks, > Mihnea > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/56180088-b96a-464a-8f81-c30bcff52b6d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/56180088-b96a-464a-8f81-c30bcff52b6d%40googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CABfdDiovYCpY7j9vp47vye%3D66a8xxkgwVNCoj%3DbeuPa%3Dni2WSA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CABfdDiovYCpY7j9vp47vye%3D66a8xxkgwVNCoj%3DbeuPa%3Dni2WSA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Mihnea\_Dobrescu\_Bal1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mihnea_dobrescu_bal1/32/1786_2.png) [@Mihnea\_Dobrescu\_Bal1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mihnea_Dobrescu_Bal1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-river-using-the-python-driver/15607/3 "2014-02-05T14:40:45Z")
Hi Honza, Thanks! I managed to do it with: ES.transport.perform\_request(url='/\_river//\_meta', method='PUT', body=) Mihnea On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Honza Král [honza.kral@elasticsearch.com](mailto:honza.kral@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > Hi Mihnea, > > you can do any request outside of the dedicated api endpoints by > calling `.transport.perform_request` on your Elasticsearch instance > manually. > > Hope this helps, > Honza > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 12:56 AM, Mihnea Dobrescu-Balaur > [mihneadb@gmail.com](mailto:mihneadb@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I can't find how to add a river using the python driver. > > > > I tried in various ways of calling es.index with '\_river' as an index but I > > couldn't find a way to add the "\_meta" document. The closest I got was an > > error from ES "no river \_meta document found after 5 attempts". > > > > Can this be done? And if so, how? > > > > Thanks, > > Mihnea > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/56180088-b96a-464a-8f81-c30bcff52b6d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/56180088-b96a-464a-8f81-c30bcff52b6d%40googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/CqhNqqKK4Jg/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/CqhNqqKK4Jg/unsubscribe). > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CABfdDiovYCpY7j9vp47vye%3D66a8xxkgwVNCoj%3DbeuPa%3Dni2WSA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CABfdDiovYCpY7j9vp47vye%3D66a8xxkgwVNCoj%3DbeuPa%3Dni2WSA%40mail.gmail.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- Mihnea Dobrescu-Balaur -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGmmvXJDG0%2Bn7DPfbA%2Bp6W7zsUsJLtbp12JNP3NXyYMp8Es9ZQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGmmvXJDG0%2Bn7DPfbA%2Bp6W7zsUsJLtbp12JNP3NXyYMp8Es9ZQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-river-using-the-python-driver/15607/4 "2017-07-06T01:52:25Z")